Question 1

In its 1896 decision in Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court upheld racial segregation ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Black leader Booker T.Washington was sometimes accused of saying what whites wanted to hear ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a bank affiliated with the Union Pacific Railroad.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of these did not occur during the Civil War? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Lincoln's proposed 10% plan 
B) The Thirteenth Amendment 
C) ​The Wade-Davis Bill 
D) ​The Fourteenth Amendment 
A) Lincoln's proposed 10% plan 
B) The Thirteenth Amendment 
C) ​The Wade-Davis Bill 
D) ​The Fourteenth Amendment

Question 5

Which of the following events occurred before the end of the Civil War? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Congress approved the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B) The Ku Klux Klan was founded. 
C) ​Congress created the Freedmen's Bureau. 
D) ​Congress started impeachment proceedings against Johnson. 
E) ​Both A and C 
A) Congress approved the Fourteenth Amendment. 
B) The Ku Klux Klan was founded. 
C) ​Congress created the Freedmen's Bureau. 
D) ​Congress started impeachment proceedings against Johnson. 
E) ​Both A and C

Question 6

Which body decided the disputed election of 1876? ​

Accepted Answer

A) House of Representatives 
B) Senate 
C) ​Both houses of Congress 
D) ​Supreme Court 
E) ​A special congressional commission 
A) House of Representatives 
B) Senate 
C) ​Both houses of Congress 
D) ​Supreme Court 
E) ​A special congressional commission

Question 7

The National Woman Suffrage Association rejected the Fifteenth Amendment ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When white southerners spoke of "redeeming" their region,they were referring to ​

Accepted Answer

A) retaking control of government. 
B) preventing any further expansion of black rights. 
C) ​bringing a new sense of religious revival to a dispirited people. 
D) ​Both A and C 
E) ​Both A and B 
A) retaking control of government. 
B) preventing any further expansion of black rights. 
C) ​bringing a new sense of religious revival to a dispirited people. 
D) ​Both A and C 
E) ​Both A and B

Question 9

Horace Mann was a newspaper editor who made several unsuccessful runs for the presidency in the late 1800s ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Blacks dominated southern legislatures in the decade after the Civil War ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was the result of the 1872 election? ​

Accepted Answer

A) A decisive victory for Grant despite his administration's scandals 
B) An end to Reconstruction in the South 
C) ​A defeat for the Democratic candidate,Horace Greeley 
D) ​Both A and C 
E) ​Both B and C 
A) A decisive victory for Grant despite his administration's scandals 
B) An end to Reconstruction in the South 
C) ​A defeat for the Democratic candidate,Horace Greeley 
D) ​Both A and C 
E) ​Both B and C

Question 12

In 1880,southern farmers produced between 5 and 6 million bales of cotton.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As president,which of the following did Ulysses S.Grant believe he should do? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Promote new programs 
B) Administer the government 
C) ​Challenge Congress frequently 
D) ​Both A and C 
E) ​Both B and C 
A) Promote new programs 
B) Administer the government 
C) ​Challenge Congress frequently 
D) ​Both A and C 
E) ​Both B and C

Question 14

Northerners largely approved of the black codes passed by the new state governments in the South to control former slaves ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What federal agency was formed to assist former slaves in making the economic adjustment to freedom? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Freedmen's Bureau 
B) Department of Education 
C) ​African American Rights Association 
D) ​NAACP 
A) Freedmen's Bureau 
B) Department of Education 
C) ​African American Rights Association 
D) ​NAACP

Question 16

Despite proactive moves by President Grant,the Republicans lost ground in the congressional elections of 1870.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following was a problem faced by the South after the Civil War? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Decimation of its forests with the growth of the lumber industry 
B) Low wages in its few factories 
C) ​A lack of necessary capital for investment 
D) ​All of the above 
A) Decimation of its forests with the growth of the lumber industry 
B) Low wages in its few factories 
C) ​A lack of necessary capital for investment 
D) ​All of the above

Question 18

Scalawags were white northerners who went South during Reconstruction.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Rutherford B.Hayes was a New York governor who successfully ran for president against Samuel J.Tilden in 1876 ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What did the Crédit Mobilier scandal involve? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Manipulation of the stock market 
B) Railroad building 
C) ​Bribery of congressmen 
D) ​All of the above 
A) Manipulation of the stock market 
B) Railroad building 
C) ​Bribery of congressmen 
D) ​All of the above

Exam 13: Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

In its 1896 decision in Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court upheld racial segregation ​

Black leader Booker T.Washington was sometimes accused of saying what whites wanted to hear ​

The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a bank affiliated with the Union Pacific Railroad.​

Which of these did not occur during the Civil War? ​

Which of the following events occurred before the end of the Civil War? ​

Which body decided the disputed election of 1876? ​

The National Woman Suffrage Association rejected the Fifteenth Amendment ​

When white southerners spoke of "redeeming" their region,they were referring to ​

Horace Mann was a newspaper editor who made several unsuccessful runs for the presidency in the late 1800s ​

Blacks dominated southern legislatures in the decade after the Civil War ​

What was the result of the 1872 election? ​

In 1880,southern farmers produced between 5 and 6 million bales of cotton.​

As president,which of the following did Ulysses S.Grant believe he should do? ​

Northerners largely approved of the black codes passed by the new state governments in the South to control former slaves ​

What federal agency was formed to assist former slaves in making the economic adjustment to freedom? ​

Despite proactive moves by President Grant,the Republicans lost ground in the congressional elections of 1870.​

Which of the following was a problem faced by the South after the Civil War? ​

Scalawags were white northerners who went South during Reconstruction.​

Rutherford B.Hayes was a New York governor who successfully ran for president against Samuel J.Tilden in 1876 ​

What did the Crédit Mobilier scandal involve? ​

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In its 1896 decision in Plessy v.Ferguson,the Supreme Court upheld racial segregation

Black leader Booker T.Washington was sometimes accused of saying what whites wanted to hear

The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a bank affiliated with the Union Pacific Railroad.

Which of these did not occur during the Civil War?

Which of the following events occurred before the end of the Civil War?

Which body decided the disputed election of 1876?

The National Woman Suffrage Association rejected the Fifteenth Amendment

When white southerners spoke of "redeeming" their region,they were referring to

Horace Mann was a newspaper editor who made several unsuccessful runs for the presidency in the late 1800s

Blacks dominated southern legislatures in the decade after the Civil War

What was the result of the 1872 election?

In 1880,southern farmers produced between 5 and 6 million bales of cotton.

As president,which of the following did Ulysses S.Grant believe he should do?

Northerners largely approved of the black codes passed by the new state governments in the South to control former slaves

What federal agency was formed to assist former slaves in making the economic adjustment to freedom?

Despite proactive moves by President Grant,the Republicans lost ground in the congressional elections of 1870.

Which of the following was a problem faced by the South after the Civil War?

Scalawags were white northerners who went South during Reconstruction.

Rutherford B.Hayes was a New York governor who successfully ran for president against Samuel J.Tilden in 1876

What did the Crédit Mobilier scandal involve?